Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Real People Casting: Asian Families (Toronto GTA) – Documentary Print Article Series ($150/family member featured) *non-union* 

Casting for a photo series about jade inheritance pieces.

Do you own jade jewelry that is inherited/heirloom? 

Seeking individuals with unique pieces whose family members who can speak to the jewelry live in the GTA.

Requirement: You and your family member(s) who gave you the jade must live in Toronto/GTA.

Paid honorarium: $150 per family member selected to be featured

The docu-style print project aims to highlight real families and their stories surrounding these heirlooms in the form of photos and interviews. A possibility for the project to extend into video.

What is ‘In The Name Of God, Our Father Clericalism’ about?

June 18th, 1982, Blackfriars Bridge, London, England. The body of Roberto Calvi, who handled a major share of the Vatican’s finances is found hanging under the bridge, just days after the collapse of the biggest private bank in Italy, which he was responsible for. Initially recorded as a suicide, the truth will reveal a more sinister story involving murder, the mafia and links all the way up the top of the Vatican, including the pope himself.

Who we are looking for?

Character – Cardinal Agostino Casaroli

We are looking for a white older gentleman 60/70’s, small to medium build, bold head with grey thinning hair at the sides. Ideally of Italian/Mediterranean/European descent with slightly olive skin, though not a requirement. He will be wearing a cardinal costume and small mitre (cap) on his head. If you have glasses that is great, but not a requirement as we can provide. Please see images.

**This role requires A NATIVE ITALIAN SPEAKER**

This role however requires a native Italian speaker, who will be conversing with another native Italian speaker. They are only required for one scene though which is only approx. 1/2 page of script in total.

Compensation / When / Where

This is a self-funded low budget 1 day production, so we are only able to offer $100 in compensation, however you would only be required for approx. 2 hours at the most.

The shoot date will be one day between Thursday March 17th & Thursday March 24th (TBC) and will be at a studio within the island of Montreal.

Contact

Please send an email to [email protected] with a short bio, photo’s and any showreels you might have. Candidates may be required to do a test screening via zoom. Alternatively if you know any family members or friends who might fit the bill please forward the call out on to them, thanking you in advance.

– Red Jay World Team

BRON Digital, is a state-of-the-art virtual production and service company, that utilizes the Unreal Engine to develop and produce long-form animation for series television, short-form content, and motion pictures. This division leverages BRON’s extensive experience producing traditional CGI animation to apply and adapt the best practices of linear animation pipelines and marry those with Unreal Engine centered, virtual production workflows. The move allows BRON to broaden and expand its production and produce high quality content with much faster turnarounds.

We are seeking an Associate Producer to join our team, cross our Digital animated shows.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities:

• Help to promote interdepartmental communication and workflow.
• Assist line producer and production manager in balancing artistic and productivity requirements.
• Mentor production managers, coordinators, assistants and provide guidance and support to department leads.
• Attend all relevant reviews and approval sessions to promote effective communication throughout the production team and provide leadership as needed.
• Assess schedule continuously with line producer and production manager, and as team weigh technical constraints against scope of the project, while also protecting the creative.
• Help forecast overages and delays throughout production, and work to find creative and technical solutions with production team, director and department leads.
• Communicate creative priorities throughout the production by working closely with Director.
• Suggest production solutions that will allow for needed creative changes to be made.
• Assist in the creation of and help to maintain project management documents including status reports, project plans, communications plans, post-mortems and compiling of historical information.
• Track, document, and report on major creative changes that affect budget/schedule to line producer and production manager in a timely manner.
• Generate and distribute reports to EVP and SVP Digital.
• Work with partner studios to ensure daily communication runs smoothly, troubleshoot issues, and foresee and avoid potential delays.
• Responsible for overseeing data management in Shotgrid – check that all materials are being correctly captured, and that all relevant data is accurate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ year’s production management experience in animation film and/or VFX production or equivalent
• Proficiency with ShotGrid Software
• Experience with all parts of the animation production pipeline, including layout, modeling, shading, animation, effects, lighting, rendering, compositing & post
• Familiarity with all aspects of production management, including budget & schedule management, personnel and performance management
• Superior personnel management and team building skills, and ability to lead with a positive attitude and encourage collaboration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of production techniques and terminology
• Expert organizational, project management & time management skills
• Ability to anticipate and deal with an ever-changing production environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material
• Ability to manage time and balance priorities amid the pressures of busy, deadline-driven production
• Must have the ability to organize, schedule, and delegate work effectively
• Must be proactive and be an effective problem solver
• Previous computer experience with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and MS Project, spreadsheet and database applications required

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including Extended Health Benefits
• Studio Holiday closure between Christmas and New Year
• 7 health days per year (prorated per any partial year, and/or contract length)

BRON Studios

CASTING TALL MEN IN HAMILTON/TORONTO FOR FEATURE FILM – NON UNION – $500/Day

A horror feature is looking for tall males to play a masked murderer. No acting experience is required. Talent must be Non Union, and over 6’3. 

Please apply with info below

• Role: Must be 6’3 or taller, and able to do physical scenes involving running, falling, etc. No stunt experience required. 
• Rate: $500/Day
• Location: Hamilton
• Dates: Early March.3-5 Days. 

NOW CASTING LOVE IN ACTION 

 NON UNION – BACKGROUND TALENT 

A heartfelt video for a humanitarian organization for children.

Auditions: Picture Casting

Shooting starts: January 21-31 2022 (Date TBD) in Oakville or Hamilton, ON

Rate: $200/day – web only. 

*Rapid testing will be done on site*

Roles:

[MOM]

• Female 35 – 45 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[DAD]

• Male 40 – 45 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[ANNIE’S PARENT]

• All 35 – 45 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[DANIELLE’S PARENT]

• All 30 – 40 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[UNWELL GIRL]

• Female 6 – 8 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[NEIGHBOUR]

• All 45 – 55 yrs. All Ethnicities.

[ELDERLY WOMAN OR MAN]

• All 65 – 75 yrs. All Ethnicities.

URGENT! Milo Casting is looking to cast  Girls 12-15 yr old who love Dramatic Arts for a national commercial campaign!

Looking For

• Female, or female identifying persons, 12- 15yrs of age. 
• You have a strong interest for the dramatic arts, theatre and/or acting
• You are energetic and expressive. 
• You have not had previous professional on camera experience and are not represented by an agency 

Details & Submission Information 

Those who are selected will be financially compensated

MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR key dates:

Potential Video Call Day:  January 21st or  January 22nd  

SHOOT:  1 or 2 days between end of January Early March (TBC), for fitting and shoot! 

Please submit ASAP! Submissions are due by THIS Thursday Jan 20th!

CASTING HAMILTON AREA BACKGROUND FOR SEE NO EVIL SEASON 8 – $180

See No Evil is a ground breaking series about how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras. Police reveal how CCTV footage has unlocked the answer to cases that otherwise might have remained unsolved- leaving dangerous killers at large. The series features real footage and dramatic reconstruction, combined with first-hand testimony from police, witnesses, and families. This is a Non Union production. 

All talent must have proof of double vaccination or proof of medical exemption. 

BACKGROUND ROLES: $180

ACTOR ROLES: $200-$300

LOOKING FOR ALL ETHNICITIES AGES 10-60

PCR Testing prior to talent coming on set will be required and coordinated with production if you are booked for a role. (Covid testing compensation $50)

We are searching for actors who match the contributors in the photos in casting call image, but we also have other roles to fill. We are also looking for younger versions for some of them as well. 

The below form is ONLY for unrepresented talent. If you have an agent, please ask them to submit you via Breakdown Express or indicate in this form who your agent is.  

We are looking for all types, but below are some specific roles we are looking for:

– Black boys, ages 11-13 

– Black girls, ages 12-15

– Latinx male, 20-25. Over 5’10.

– 40’s bearded, farmer type, male. 

– Male and Female cops. 28-50 years old, fit. 

About The Job

BRON Digital, is a state-of-the-art virtual production and service company, that utilizes the Unreal Engine to develop and produce long-form animation for series television, short-form content, and motion pictures. This division leverages BRON’s extensive experience producing traditional CGI animation to apply and adapt the best practices of linear animation pipelines and marry those with Unreal Engine centered, virtual production workflows. The move allows BRON to broaden and expand its production and produce high quality content with much faster turnarounds.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage overall production schedule including interdepartmental workflow.
• Monitor/oversee department budgets, schedules and priorities, balancing artistic and productivity requirements.
• Assign appropriate manpower (working with Producer) to ensure the completion of production on time and on budget.
• Supervise and mentor production managers, coordinators, assistants and provide guidance and support to department leads.
• Attend all relevant meetings and approval sessions to promote effective communication throughout the production team and provide leadership as needed.
• Communicate creative priorities throughout the production by working closely with Director.
• Suggest production solutions that will allow for needed creative changes to be made.
• Track, document and report on major creative changes that affect budget/schedule to Producer in a timely manner.
• Participate actively in the recruiting and staffing of the team; including assessing the work of prospective candidates through the hiring process and supervising efficient integration of new hires into the project’s process.
• Partner with Producer to guide production personnel’s overall professional development, provide performance feedback, and resolve performance management issues.
• Use interpersonal skills to resolve conflict, promote a collaborative production environment, and foster an atmosphere of cooperation and communication.
• Support development of other projects and assist producers in analyzing most efficient use of resources from one project to the next.

Qualifications

• Proven production experience in film or equivalent
• Superior personnel management and team building skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to use positive tone and attitude to diffuse conflict, provide solutions, and cultivate a fun and productive working environment
• Working knowledge of production techniques and terminology
• Expert organizational, project management & time management skills
• Ability to anticipate and deal with an ever-changing production environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material
• Ability to work well under pressure/deadlines
• Ability to support artists in all disciplines
• Ability to pull together and focus diverse teams of artists
• Previous computer experience with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, spreadsheet and database applications required
• Proficiency with production software is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including Extended Health Benefits and Employee Family Assistance Program
• Paid holiday closure between Christmas and New Year
• 7 health days per year (prorated per any partial year, and/or contract length)

BRON Studios

The Role

You’re a multi-talented post-production enthusiast with some serious technical skills, whose new mission in Life is to keep the Boombox Editing team organized and properly resourced.

You see the Big Picture of all things editing at Boombox and you make sure the team is well set-up from a technical standpoint and that workflows are going smoothly! 

Your Superpowers?

• Weekly review and oversee post-production team calendar and deadlines
• Identify bottlenecks or missing resources/tools/hardware and address with Head of Post-Production and Producers
• Lead the onboarding of in-house editors and freelancers in relation to editing workflow and technical delivery specs (eg: Editors, Graphic Designers, Motion Designers, etc.)
• Implements different workflows depending on project scope and resources (from 4K/6K multicam shows to smaller one offs) 
• Create a Media Management plan for Assistant Editors & Media Managers
• Ensure current procedures are respected and seek areas for improvements such as hard drive management and weekly check ups on the servers  
• Review hard drive needs for projects, helping cost out additional needs
• Set proper archiving guidelines to have a fail-safe solution
• Content project file and data management, managing Assistant Editors & Media Managers
• Expert in Hard Drives, NAS, RAID, Proxy, Formats, Codecs, etc.
• Good knowledge of network and sever settings
• Editing equipment maintenance and propose improvements where needed
• Can implement a remote editing workflow

Qualifications

• Strong Technical Knowledge required: experience as a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) is of outmost value
• Innovator: Constantly looking for better & faster implementations of workflows as technology progresses
• Multi-tasking superpower: ability to triage and prioritize conflicting demands
• Troubleshooting guru: someone who will go the great lengths to solve and understand tech problems when they arise
• Problem-solving: find solutions to creative and practical dilemmas
• Communication: persuade Producers of the technical possibilities and limitations of post, keeping the team happy!

Perks of the gig

World-class projects, unique workplace in St-Sauveur (#LaurentianLifestyle), Health & Fitness allowance, All-Player Bonus, Travel opportunities, Remote Work Set-up, Health & Dental Insurance and a cool team of fun people doing high level work and having a good time along the way!

Send your CV to [email protected]

Boombox Group

Are you a creative, socially savvy Video Editor who is looking for your next exciting opportunity in the online media industry? Look no further…

Diply – one of the largest networks of social properties around the globe – would love to hear from you! 

Have you ever created a video that went viral? In this role, it happens all the time! You might know us for some of our social brands, such as Diply, Crafty, Mommy Needs Vodka, Snacks & Hacks and Definitely Not Gourmet. Boasting over 100 million followers across multiple platforms, our audience is committed, enthusiastic, and craving MORE! Video is an integral part of Diply’s content, and you will be right in the centre of the action! From crafts and hacks to viral videos – you’ll be shooting, producing and editing all that and more as a key member of our video team. Alongside your fellow producer/editors, you’ll be collaborating with our internet-savvy social media team to bring top-notch entertainment to our varied audiences. Whether flexing your skills with the Adobe Suite in post-production, thoughtfully crafting new episode concepts or wielding a camera in-studio, you’ll have the opportunity to prove your ability to tell stories in new and engaging ways and push the boundaries of video innovation.

So, what exactly will you be doing?

• Editing videos: You’ll use Adobe Premiere & After Effects to cut original footage together into a fun, snappy edits, ready to be shared across our network. You’ll also recut and optimize video assets from our creator partners for new audiences and package videos using assets from our extensive licensed libraries. 
• Filming onsite: Some of our videos are shot at our London studio, and you’ll have the opportunity to be a key part of the action. On occasion, you’ll be asked to flex your cinematography and directorial muscles while setting up lighting and shots, capturing the footage and/or directing the action.
• Getting the details right… and on time: Producing detailed scripts and production packs; making quick edits based on feedback; securely saving and cataloguing your files; delivering assignments on time—these are all essential parts of this role!
• Collaboration: Teamwork makes the dreamwork, amirite? We’ll rely on your valuable feedback and observations in team meetings, your creative ideas in brainstorming sessions, and your keen eye and sense of timing to help us get each video just right.
• Analysis: Regularly review the analytics for the videos on each platform (Snapchat, Facebook, Tiktok and Instagram) to identify ways to improve performance.

You’re a fit if you have the following…

• You’re a graduate of a Film/Television/Media program or have equivalent experience and know-how
• You’re well-versed in Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects (this is a must!)
• Hands-on experience in video production. Ideally, you have a working knowledge of lighting, mics and digital camera equipment.
• Graphic design skills are a bonus
• An innate passion to take your career to a whole new level
• Creativity and curiosity, as well as a drive to innovate, experiment and test ideas

Compensation & Benefits

• This role will receive an annual salary with an annual variable pay target. The annual variable pay is based on company performance, as well as individual performance.
• 100% paid employee and dependent health & dental premiums
• A remote-first approach to work with opportunity to collaborate and work in-person when needed
• Generous and inclusive leave policies
• Flexible time-off policies
• A supportive culture designed to help you develop and grow
• A host of unique perks and fringe benefits

To Apply:

Does this sound like you? Amazing! Please submit a resumé, cover letter and a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Please Note…

We are committed to employment equity and encourage all people, including women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of aboriginal descent to apply. Upon your request, we provide accommodation for disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. If you request accommodation, HR will reach out to consult with you so that we can tailor our arrangements to suit your needs. In addition, all new employees are advised of our policies for accommodating employees with disabilities.

Diply